2 October

Paul Richards (Latin guitar) will be performing the classical guitar music of South America and Spain. 

“A gem on the stage.  Paul Richards beautifully updated the Laurindo Almeida nylon-string Brazilian Guitar style.” Jazz Wise Magazine

 

9 October

The popular Brighton-based Kelleth Piano Trio: Rachel Ellis (violin), Siriol Hugh-Jones  (cello) and Stephen Carroll-Turner (piano) perform chamber music by Arvo Pärt and Mozart. 

 

16 October

Experience 45 minutes of vibrant colour and irresistible energy with the LIPS Wind Quintet. Join us for a concert that celebrates brilliance, intimacy, and the sheer joy of live chamber music.

 

23 October

Making his BUC debut, concert pianist and educator Shubhan Iyer presents “Variations”: a distinctive programme exploring music from different periods, linked by the evolution of the famous variations genre. 

 

30 October

"Music in the Zen zone": utilising a rare combination of instruments and styles Shindo: Geoff Hearn  (Shakahuchi flute), Nigel Thomas (acoustic bass) and Hugh Bance (slide guitar) take us on a dynamic meditative journey into an imagined sonic landscape, blending Japanese and Indian inspired music to create modern digital soundscapes and orchestral vistas. 

 

6 November

Romanian pianist Cristiana Achim celebrates Romanian folklore, Romantic masterpieces, original compositions and American jazz in today’s performance. Featuring music by Liszt, Robert Schumann and Gershwin alongside Cristiana’s own works, the recital combines lyrical storytelling, rich colour and dazzling virtuosity.

 

13 November

Lucy Mair (soprano) and Helen Ridout (piano) present a varied programme of music for the lengthening nights. From fragrant night-time gardens to longing for sleep, including works by Fauré and Gurney.

 

20 November

Mark Wallace (piano) returns to perform jazz classics from the American Songbook, featuring the music ofGershwin, Porter, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller.

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4 December

Locally renowned trio, Belladonna: Sue Mileham (soprano), Jane Plessner (clarinet) and Nicola Grunberg (piano) presents The Shepherd and his Friends: classical music from the 19th century, including Schubert's famous "The Shepherd on the Rock", to 20th century works by Seiber, Lutoslawski, Walter Carroll and others.

 

11 December

Multi-instrumentalist, band leader and music educator Alex Bondonno (saxophone) and BAFTA-winning composer and pianist Joss Peach return with a relaxed jazz performance that will include pieces by Abdullah Ibrahim, Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk, as well as original compositions by both musicians inspired by the greats of jazz.  

 

18 December

BUC regular Nick Andrews (piano) will be doing his popular tasteful pre-Christmas concert. He is delighted to be joined this year by the brilliant young organist, Amar Clark, currently organ scholar of Worcester College, Oxford. There may be the odd singer too. Expect some fine playing to make you feel suitably prepared for Christmas.

 

27 November

A solo piano recital by Michiko Shimanuki of music by Haydn, John Hawkins and Tchaikovsky, plus world premières by Barry Mills and Michiko Shimanuki.

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8 January

Award-winning Brighton-born pianist Berniya Hamie, a BBC New Generation Artist and member of the Astatine Trio, performs masterworks by Beethoven and Schubert.

 

15 January

BAFTA-winning pianist Joss Peach returns with Parliamentary award-winning saxophonist Josephine Davies, this time with a tribute to the legendary saxophonist John Coltrane. Familiar jazz classics and lesser-known gems will be explored in the soulful spirit of Coltrane by these creative empathic improvisers.

 

22 January

BUC favourite John Bruzon invites you to escape the January chill with a musical sun-trip to Spain! Join him for a relaxed lunchtime selection of popular Spanish piano gems packed with vibrant rhythms, rich colours, and warm Mediterranean charm.

 

29 January

Brighton-based jazz pianist Marcus Bunton (a finalist on Channel 4’s The Piano) and fellow student and musical prodigy the Greek classical pianist Stelios Kerasidis celebrate the connections between jazz and classical music, exploring the overlap between their two musical worlds and the ways in which the two can meet at the piano. The programme includes Marcus's original compositions and Stelios's performance of Liszt's Ballade No.2, plus four hands on one piano. 

 

5 February

Dynamic duo Alex Bondonno (saxophone) and Joss Peach (piano) will perform their own original jazz compositions alongside music from the masters of jazz who have inspired them, including Horace Silver, Abdullah Ibrahim and Thelonious Monk. 

 

12 February 

The Plaegan Trio: Helen Sills (violin), Bettina Lawrence-Skeen (cello) and Alan Brown (piano) perform John Ireland’s landmark Phantasie Trio, which won third prize in the 1907 Cobbett Competition, set up to encourage young British composers to write chamber music. This is followed by Mendelssohn’s ever-popular D minor Trio written in 1839, which has one of his typical ‘fairy music’ Scherzos!

 

19 February 

Paul Richards (Latin guitar) will be performing the classical guitar music of South America and Spain. 

“A gem on the stage.  Paul Richards beautifully updated the Laurindo Almeida nylon-string Brazilian Guitar style.” Jazz Wise Magazine

 

26 February 

Continuing their policy of mixing great classics of the chamber music repertoire with neglected or forgotten gems, the Kelleth Piano Trio - Rachel Ellis: violin, Siriol Hugh-Jones: cello and Stephen Carroll Turner: piano - return with the famous ‘Dumky’ Trio by Dvorak - and the lush ‘Fantasia: Circulo’ by Joaquin Turina.